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DANVILLE, VA. -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's football team won its third game in four weeks last Saturday, downing Averett University by a 56-51 margin in league play.
Dustin Midgett, Malik Adams, and Adrian Minondo each broke program records in the win.
Midgett set a new single-game record with 449 passing yards on the day, while his four touchdown passes moved him past former Bishop Cedric Townsend as the all-time leader with 45 in his career.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Southern Nash traveled to Rocky Mount last Friday attempting to defend its Big East Conference football championship, but the host Gryphons had other ideas.
Instead, Rocky Mount wrapped up its first league crown in eight years -- and the first for Coach Jason Battle -- by outlasting the Firebirds by a 35-14 margin at the RMHS Football Field.

NASHVILLE -- Laura Thompson's first season as the head volleyball coach at Nash Central Middle School was certainly one to remember.
The Lady Trojans went undefeated during the regular season, dropping just five sets along the way en route to securing a sterling 14-0 undefeated record.
Nash Central won its division, leaving the Lady Trojans with a No. 1 seed and semifinal home match for the Tri-County Conference Tournament.
That contest was staged Monday against South Edgecombe at the NCMS Gymnasium.

Nash Central Middle School's Marley Winstead delivers a serve during Monday's home match versus South Edgecombe in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament.

Nash Central's Lara Wood returns the ball during Monday's matchup against South Edgecombe in the semifinals of the Tri-County Conference Volleyball Tournament.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School, coached by Shon Johnson, will begin its 2015-16 prep wrestling campagn on Nov. 16 at home with a tri-match versus Smithfield-Selma and Wilmington Laney.

WILSON -- With the second seed out of the Big East Conference at stake for the Class 3-A Boys Soccer State Playoffs, Southern Nash went to penalty kicks to outlast Wilson Fike by a 2-1 margin in a play-in contest last Saturday at Gillette Park.
The victory put SN at the No. 2 seed, while the Demons will be seeded third.
Fike struck just four minutes in off a Preston Rhyne tally, but Southern Nash evened the score at the 35-minute mark off a goal from Cristian Salazar.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are recent scores from action in the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Fall Soccer Season

ROCKY MOUNT -- The women's soccer team of North Carolina Wesleyan College wrapped up its regular season last Wednesday at Scalf Field, fighting to a double-overtime draw with USA South champion Meredith College.
Versus Meredith, both teams created scoring opportunities but were turned away by fantastic goalie performances by NCWC's Vanessa Batchelor and MC's Jaisa Loch.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated scores from the Nash County Parks and Recreation's Fall Baseball and Softball Leaues, along with last weekend's football games against Enfield:

NASH COUNTY -- Duke Energy and Nash Community College (NCC) today announced a $250,000 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation. The funds will be used for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) and WaterJet training.
The funding allows NCC to procure the equipment and offer advanced training on CNC Wire EDM and WaterJet machines, filling skills gaps for employers using precision machining and cutting processes.

STANHOPE -- If you're looking for a middle school football player in Nash County with a chance to be an impact player on the next level, look no further than Southern Nash's Quinton Cooley.
Cooley, a running back who can also catch passes, helped the Cobras wrap up their 2015 schedule in strong fashion last Thursday with an impressive 38-8 decision over county rival Nash Central at Firebird Stadium on the campus of Southern Nash High School in Stanhope.

Voters will have to wait until Friday afternoon to find out the winner of the unexpired term of Nashville's Town Council race, as two of the candidates were tied as of Tuesday night.
Michael Coleman and James "Butch" Mull, Jr. each received 166 votes.
Coleman received 102 votes on Tuesday during the election, compared to 112 votes for Mull. Mull received 54 votes during early voting, compared to Coleman's 64 votes. But the totals were 166 votes for each candidate.